EYES SHUT
Film - Program 9 Filmfest 2018

EYES SHUT

Directed by Léopold Legrand

Info

Director: Léopold Legrand
Section: Program 9
Country: Belgium
Year: 2017
OT: LES YEUX FERMÉS
Language: French
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Michele De Luca, Jacqueline Bollen
18+

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Logline

EYES SHUT

Émile floats. Stretched out on the surface of the water, his head immersed, the young man holds his breath. To qualify for a diving competition, he must stay underwater for six minutes. Outside, his mother is dying of cancer, and in his head, he succumbs to strange visions.



  • Duration: 24 Min.

  • Film School: INSAS, Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle et Techniques de Diffusion

Meet the director

EYES SHUT

Léopold Legrand

Léopold Legrand was born in France in 1992. He attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts for one year, studying editing, writing, and directing. In 2013, he moved to Brussels to attend INSAS, where he completed his master’s degree in film production. In 2016, he directed the award-winning documentary ANGELIKA. EYES SHUT was his graduation project. In 2018, he directed TO HELL WITH CODES, his first professional short film.

Credits

Screenplay: Victor Rachet, Léopold Legrand
Director of Photography: Félix Moy
Film Editor: Romain Waterlot
Composer: Théo Jegat, Anaïs Aouat
Costume Design: Mikael Kozak
Sound: Barbara Juniot
Producer: Rossella Marino